Comments on: The S… Word http://www.airoots.org/2008/10/the-s-word/ A blog by Rahul Srivastava and Matias Echanove on adventitious roots, urban forests and villages, natural cities, lost tribes, new nomads and everything in between and under... Tue, 13 Aug 2013 03:30:59 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sytse de Maat http://www.airoots.org/2008/10/the-s-word/comment-page-1/#comment-3702 Sytse de Maat Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:58:15 +0000 http://www.airoots.org/?p=350#comment-3702 For professional reasons I read "Planet of Slums", not for joy. I agree with the above criticism. In addition I would like to share that it came to me that Davis did point out an important issue. The phenomenon of swelling cities and with it the explosive growth of slum, only took a few decades to come to its present state. It immediately raised a question to me: it might only take a few decades to bring things about and with all you know about it, mr. Davis, what strategy would you suggest for these coming few decades? Although Davis' book is packed with statements, he cunningly avoids suggesting any strategy. Planet of Slums takes an easy position. Too easy. For professional reasons I read “Planet of Slums”, not for joy. I agree with the above criticism. In addition I would like to share that it came to me that Davis did point out an important issue. The phenomenon of swelling cities and with it the explosive growth of slum, only took a few decades to come to its present state. It immediately raised a question to me: it might only take a few decades to bring things about and with all you know about it, mr. Davis, what strategy would you suggest for these coming few decades? Although Davis’ book is packed with statements, he cunningly avoids suggesting any strategy.

Planet of Slums takes an easy position. Too easy.

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